Motion · S1M-03585 · 14 Nov 2002
Armed Forces Personnel and Firefighting Duties
The motion
That the Parliament supports the brave young men and and women of the armed forces in Scotland who are putting their lives at risk in order to cover the reckless and dangerous strike by Scottish firefighters; demands that the Scottish Executive immediately steps up concurrent training for armed forces personnel to allow them to use better firefighting equipment and, in addition, give them access to basic protective clothing; believes that public safety and the safety of the armed forces personnel must come before trade union demands, and notes that the armed forces carry out these essential services ill-equipped and for considerably lower pay than firefighters and with no right to strike.
Supporters (10)
- Bill Aitken 14 Nov 2002
- Mr David Davidson 14 Nov 2002
- Lord James Douglas-Hamilton 14 Nov 2002
- Phil Gallie 14 Nov 2002
- Jamie McGrigor 14 Nov 2002
- Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh 14 Nov 2002
- John Scott 14 Nov 2002
- John Young 14 Nov 2002
- Mr Brian Monteith 19 Nov 2002
- Mary Scanlon 19 Nov 2002
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.